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Aug 26, 2023

Meet The Future Of AI. It’s Not ChatGPT, Bard AI, Or Code Whisperer. It’s A Texas A&M Second Year Undergraduate Named Hannah

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These 120 people (91 pictured due to size restrictions) have dedicated their lives, their ideas and often a lot of capital to bring these amazing ideas to practice. Their language is passionate and the ideas they have can at one end be big and bold, and at the other end it can get extremely technical and nuanced. Imagine trying to take these vast ideas covering so many dimensions and the hundreds of thousands of words in these conversations and try and see patterns or signals. These interviews form the underbelly of the next book I am working on, titled Envisage, 100 ideas about the world of ten years from now.

Two years ago, maybe one year ago, this would have either been a very manual and forensic examination by a team of people with expertise in the areas or a building a database. Days, weeks and even months would go by with lot of revisions.

Aug 25, 2023

Metasurfaces simplify optical sensing systems

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This podcast features the CEO of a company that makes metalenses.

Aug 25, 2023

Like Super Enzymes — Chemists Develop Synthetic Catalysts To Break Down Biomass

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On a drizzly afternoon, Yan Zhao pointed to the trees visible from his campus window.

As a chemistry professor at Iowa State University, he is pioneering the creation of novel synthetic catalysts that break down cellulose, the plant fibers responsible for the trees’ height and strength.

“Cellulose is built to last – a tree doesn’t just disappear after rain,” Zhao said. “Cellulose is a huge challenge to break down.”

Aug 25, 2023

Novel chamber created to find carbon-free ways to keep people cool

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It could help researchers and builders find better ways to keep people cool in extreme temperatures.

Aug 25, 2023

What is life like elsewhere in the Universe?

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Whether or not life exists elsewhere in the Universe, we can be assured of one thing: We are the only human beings in the cosmos.

Aug 25, 2023

This Tech CEO Just Got $4.2 Billion Richer Overnight

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As Nvidia’s stock soars so does Jensen Huang’s personal fortune.

Aug 25, 2023

Zoom CEO reportedly badmouthed Zoom meetings in leaked call

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Zoom CEO Eric Yuan reportedly aired out his grievances about the product he founded, during a company meeting.

Aug 24, 2023

Breaking waves on the surface of the heartbeat star MACHO 80.7443.1718

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Tides on the star MACHO 80.7443.1718 are so extreme that they crash and break every close passage in the pair of stars’ elliptical orbit. Models show how these breaking tidal waves create a rapidly rotating, shock-heated circumstellar atmosphere every periapse passage.

Aug 24, 2023

A rainbow of LEDs adorns objects at the stroke of a pen

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Ordinary ballpoint pens loaded with conductive inks ‘write’ LEDs onto textiles, packaging and more.

Aug 24, 2023

This 715-song playlist is scientifically verified to give you the chills, thanks to “frisson”

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Listening to some songs can cause a powerful physiological response known as ‘frisson.’ What is it, and why does it happen?

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